Job Trends https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/rss en-us Just Decide Already: A Decision Coach Can Help In these tenuous times of economic upheaval, pandemic recovery and social unrest, making big decisions might feel intimidating. Decision making seems to need more reflection as many people take a deeper look at big life decisions. The current environment might be especially daunting for creative professionals, who are... In these tenuous times of economic upheaval, pandemic recovery and social unrest, making big decisions might feel intimidating. Decision making seems to need more reflection as many people take a deeper look at big life decisions. The current environment might be especially daunting for creative professionals, who are...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8931 Thu, 30 Jun 2022 12:33:03 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8931-just-decide-already-a-decision-coach-can-help Q&A: Broadridge's Kevin Moran on the role of digital labor in financial services Financial firms are increasingly turning to digital labor to keep up with surging workloads and adapt to workplace changes brought by the coronavirus pandemic. Kevin Moran, global head of business process outsourcing at Broadridge, discusses the role digital labor is playing in... Financial firms are increasingly turning to digital labor to keep up with surging workloads and adapt to workplace changes brought by the coronavirus pandemic. Kevin Moran, global head of business process outsourcing at Broadridge, discusses the role digital labor is playing in...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8623 Fri, 18 Feb 2022 13:57:50 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8623-q-and-a-broadridges-kevin-moran-on-the-role-of-digital-labor-in-financial-services Is the 4-Day Work Week Better? Evidence Points to Yes. From Japan to Iceland, countries all over the world are investigating the benefits of the four-day work week for improving employee well-being and productivity. In a study published by Autonomy, researchers tracked 2,500 employees who reduced their work week to 35 or 36 hours, but not their pay. The study showed that... From Japan to Iceland, countries all over the world are investigating the benefits of the four-day work week for improving employee well-being and productivity. In a study published by Autonomy, researchers tracked 2,500 employees who reduced their work week to 35 or 36 hours, but not their pay. The study showed that...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8617 Fri, 18 Feb 2022 12:54:19 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8617-is-the-4-day-work-week-better-evidence-points-to-yes How employers can help as workers' mental health bottoms out Amid all-time lows in mental health, employers are finding a new mandate to step up efforts to help struggling employees. “After two-plus years of pandemic ambiguity, employee burnout is emerging as the next widespread health crisis, while employers pour more resources and attention into... Amid all-time lows in mental health, employers are finding a new mandate to step up efforts to help struggling employees. “After two-plus years of pandemic ambiguity, employee burnout is emerging as the next widespread health crisis, while employers pour more resources and attention into...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8606 Fri, 11 Feb 2022 13:08:32 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8606-how-employers-can-help-as-workers-mental-health-bottoms-out 3 ways to turn the Great Resignation into a Great Retention moment Employees are switching jobs at record numbers. Workforces are also shrinking. Together, these events have created an environment in which business and HR leaders are having to play catch-up. While the roar of the “war for talent” has been heard for decades and tightening talent markets have been experiencing it in bits and pieces... Employees are switching jobs at record numbers. Workforces are also shrinking. Together, these events have created an environment in which business and HR leaders are having to play catch-up. While the roar of the “war for talent” has been heard for decades and tightening talent markets have been experiencing it in bits and pieces...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8605 Fri, 11 Feb 2022 13:03:42 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8605-3-ways-to-turn-the-great-resignation-into-a-great-retention-moment Is it time for the four-day workweek? Again and again over the past several years, the same type of news has emerged from the business realm: a new company has made the switch to the four-day workweek. In 2017, Basecamp blogged about its "Summer Hours," or four-day workweeks between May 1 and August 31. Volt Athletics wrote... Again and again over the past several years, the same type of news has emerged from the business realm: a new company has made the switch to the four-day workweek. In 2017, Basecamp blogged about its "Summer Hours," or four-day workweeks between May 1 and August 31. Volt Athletics wrote...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8604 Fri, 11 Feb 2022 13:00:10 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8604-is-it-time-for-the-four-day-workweek 10 Failproof Employee Engagement Ideas No matter your specific business, if your employees aren’t engaged, your customers won’t be either and that is going to negatively impact productivity and your bottom line. Employees who are happy and excited about the work they’re doing have an infectious energy that makes people... No matter your specific business, if your employees aren’t engaged, your customers won’t be either and that is going to negatively impact productivity and your bottom line. Employees who are happy and excited about the work they’re doing have an infectious energy that makes people...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8602 Fri, 11 Feb 2022 12:48:36 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8602-10-failproof-employee-engagement-ideas Great Resignation? Survey Finds 72% of Executives Worried About Losing Their Jobs It’s hardly news that the last two years of change and disruption have been tough for an entire generation of leaders. What is surprising? The depth of that difficulty. How tired, bewildered—and increasingly paranoid about their ability to keep their jobs—it has left them. Amid the endless reports of the “Great Resignation,”... It’s hardly news that the last two years of change and disruption have been tough for an entire generation of leaders. What is surprising? The depth of that difficulty. How tired, bewildered—and increasingly paranoid about their ability to keep their jobs—it has left them. Amid the endless reports of the “Great Resignation,”...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8601 Fri, 11 Feb 2022 12:41:52 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8601-great-resignation-survey-finds-72-of-executives-worried-about-losing-their-jobs Should Employees Be Allowed to Choose What They Want to Do? As far as workplace trends go, several topics have dominated popular attention and discussion, from workspace design, digitalisation, Agile methodology, to the pandemic favourite of remote working. But there’s another important aspect of work that is being pushed increasingly to the forefront of organisation design... As far as workplace trends go, several topics have dominated popular attention and discussion, from workspace design, digitalisation, Agile methodology, to the pandemic favourite of remote working. But there’s another important aspect of work that is being pushed increasingly to the forefront of organisation design...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8592 Fri, 11 Feb 2022 11:38:32 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8592-should-employees-be-allowed-to-choose-what-they-want-to-do 4 Ways to Incorporate Microbreaks into Your Work-from-Home Routine The work we produce hasn’t changed radically since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, yet where and how we work has been transformed—and the results haven’t always been favorable to our mental health. A Gallup poll from fall 2021 revealed that nearly half of American full-time employees worked remotely either some of the time or entirely. Additionally... The work we produce hasn’t changed radically since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, yet where and how we work has been transformed—and the results haven’t always been favorable to our mental health.  A Gallup poll from fall 2021 revealed that nearly half of American full-time employees worked remotely either some of the time or entirely. Additionally...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8584 Thu, 10 Feb 2022 18:08:43 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8584-4-ways-to-incorporate-microbreaks-into-your-work-from-home-routine Employee benefits: Latest data shows what employers are offering now While providing comprehensive employee benefits may be expensive, it’s well worth the investment to stay competitive with your peers and retain your best people. Other companies are offering employees a host of benefits. And they’re using them at significant rates... While providing comprehensive employee benefits may be expensive, it’s well worth the investment to stay competitive with your peers and retain your best people. Other companies are offering employees a host of benefits. And they’re using them at significant rates...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8571 Fri, 04 Feb 2022 10:03:54 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8571-employee-benefits-latest-data-shows-what-employers-are-offering-now Will Your Company Lose Its Top Performers? Talent retention is a critical component of organizational growth, and with prominent headlines about the “Great Resignation,” this concern is top of mind for many leaders. How can you know if your top performers are considering a new opportunity? More importantly, how can you persuade them to stay?... Talent retention is a critical component of organizational growth, and with prominent headlines about the “Great Resignation,” this concern is top of mind for many leaders. How can you know if your top performers are considering a new opportunity? More importantly, how can you persuade them to stay?...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8569 Thu, 03 Feb 2022 17:05:03 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8569-will-your-company-lose-its-top-performers Win The Employee Retention Battle At The Start Of 2022 Danni Rush, Chief Operating Officer at Virgin Experience Days and Virgin Incentives, explains what employers can do to keep their staff feeling valued amid a period of heightened employee dissatisfaction. Employee retention should be one of, if not the, biggest priority for any business. Although... Danni Rush, Chief Operating Officer at Virgin Experience Days and Virgin Incentives, explains what employers can do to keep their staff feeling valued amid a period of heightened employee dissatisfaction. Employee retention should be one of, if not the, biggest priority for any business. Although...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8568 Thu, 03 Feb 2022 16:55:31 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8568-win-the-employee-retention-battle-at-the-start-of-2022 What Leaders Should Focus on in 2022 A couple of years ago, we all thought we'd be back to normal by now. Trauma and disruption would be behind us, and 2022 would be business as usual. Few of us expected that upheaval would be normal now. It's true that businesses can thrive in turmoil -- earthquakes reveal gold deposits, after all -- but... A couple of years ago, we all thought we'd be back to normal by now. Trauma and disruption would be behind us, and 2022 would be business as usual. Few of us expected that upheaval would be normal now. It's true that businesses can thrive in turmoil -- earthquakes reveal gold deposits, after all -- but...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8566 Thu, 03 Feb 2022 16:45:43 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8566-what-leaders-should-focus-on-in-2022 2022 may be 'watershed moment' for company culture, LinkedIn says Flexibility may be one of the key trends to shape 2022 for HR, sources told HR Dive, which means employers may need to get creative. Letting workers pick their... Flexibility may be one of the key trends to shape 2022 for HR, sources told HR Dive, which means employers may need to get creative. Letting workers pick their...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8548 Fri, 28 Jan 2022 11:06:30 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8548-2022-may-be-watershed-moment-for-company-culture-linkedin-says Loneliness: How HR leaders can help teams move forward The pandemic has kept people apart. What can HR leaders do to help reduce the impact of loneliness as we go forward?Consider this: More than 40% of employees struggle with mental health issues, and pandemic restrictions left 54% of them feeling isolated.We were already forming fewer friendships than in the past. Previously, as life got busier, our social network got smaller and smaller. Then, COVID hit. Never before has the entire world been subjected to such collective feelings of fear, uncertainty, anxiety, and sorrow. Loneliness became pervasive.Colleagues were no longer... The pandemic has kept people apart. What can HR leaders do to help reduce the impact of loneliness as we go forward?

Consider this: More than 40% of employees struggle with mental health issues, and pandemic restrictions left 54% of them feeling isolated.

We were already forming fewer friendships than in the past. Previously, as life got busier, our social network got smaller and smaller. Then, COVID hit. Never before has the entire world been subjected to such collective feelings of fear, uncertainty, anxiety, and sorrow. Loneliness became pervasive.

Colleagues were no longer...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8543 Fri, 28 Jan 2022 10:27:30 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8543-loneliness-how-hr-leaders-can-help-teams-move-forward Are you ready? Here are the top regulatory concerns facing HR this year Workplace safety ranks number one on a top 10 list of regulatory issues employers face for the balance of 2022 and beyond, a new report finds. According to the report, from Paychex, a provider of... Workplace safety ranks number one on a top 10 list of regulatory issues employers face for the balance of 2022 and beyond, a new report finds. According to the report, from Paychex, a provider of...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8542 Fri, 28 Jan 2022 10:13:49 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8542-are-you-ready-here-are-the-top-regulatory-concerns-facing-hr-this-year Why Leaders Keep Getting Better-Yet Their Reputations Keep Getting Worse Jim, a newly minted manager at a top technology company, asked us a fascinating question: “Do leaders today act more like bullies than leaders in the past?” He went on to elaborate, “It seems like every week I read stories in the press about bad leaders who intimidate people and engage in disrespectful behavior. Do you think that leaders are worse today than ever before?” Jim was very surprised at our response... Jim, a newly minted manager at a top technology company, asked us a fascinating question: “Do leaders today act more like bullies than leaders in the past?” He went on to elaborate, “It seems like every week I read stories in the press about bad leaders who intimidate people and engage in disrespectful behavior. Do you think that leaders are worse today than ever before?” Jim was very surprised at our response...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8536 Thu, 27 Jan 2022 16:40:23 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8536-why-leaders-keep-getting-better-yet-their-reputations-keep-getting-worse 'Silent' Benefits: Not So Silent Anymore! As a SHRM HR Knowledge Advisor, I’ve received many calls asking about how to find, attract and retain talent during this hot job market. Employers have been very creative in attracting talent—offering sign-on bonuses, remote and hybrid work arrangements, increased paid leave, and education reimbursement, to name just a few benefits. Some have considered... As a SHRM HR Knowledge Advisor, I’ve received many calls asking about how to find, attract and retain talent during this hot job market. Employers have been very creative in attracting talent—offering sign-on bonuses, remote and hybrid work arrangements, increased paid leave, and education reimbursement, to name just a few benefits. Some have considered...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8528 Wed, 26 Jan 2022 16:26:11 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8528-silent-benefits-not-so-silent-anymore 12 New Approaches To Compensation Higher compensation is part of the ransom for dealing with the pandemic for most American companies and industries. So salaries, wages, benefits and perks will cost them more—perhaps a lot more—in the year ahead. Higher compensation is part of the ransom for dealing with the pandemic for most American companies and industries. So salaries, wages, benefits and perks will cost them more—perhaps a lot more—in the year ahead.

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8527 Wed, 26 Jan 2022 16:10:23 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8527-12-new-approaches-to-compensation Fight the Great Resignation by changing how you treat the workers who stay Among the many 2021 pandemic-era trends, the Great Resignation received a lot of media attention for good reason. The number of workers quitting hit an all-time high in November 2021, with 4.5 million Americans leaving their jobs... Among the many 2021 pandemic-era trends, the Great Resignation received a lot of media attention for good reason. The number of workers quitting hit an all-time high in November 2021, with 4.5 million Americans leaving their jobs...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8526 Wed, 26 Jan 2022 16:00:50 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8526-fight-the-great-resignation-by-changing-how-you-treat-the-workers-who-stay Do sweat the small stuff when it comes to inclusion How inclusive is your organization, truthfully? It’s easy to point to a leadership memo or policies as evidence of progress, but how deep does inclusion in your company go? Can you say that creating a culture of belonging for all, so that everyone can achieve his or her fullest career aspiration, is stamped into the core of your business and embedded in its purpose?... How inclusive is your organization, truthfully? It’s easy to point to a leadership memo or policies as evidence of progress, but how deep does inclusion in your company go? Can you say that creating a culture of belonging for all, so that everyone can achieve his or her fullest career aspiration, is stamped into the core of your business and embedded in its purpose?...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8519 Thu, 20 Jan 2022 16:44:05 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8519-do-sweat-the-small-stuff-when-it-comes-to-inclusion How To Keep Employees Challenged The trick for employees is to find the right balance between challenges and skills – and this is hugely important in teams. Are you challenging your teams to stretch themselves or is their work too boring? This becomes part of the process of managing people’s growth. Sometimes when corporates go through a bad patch... The trick for employees is to find the right balance between challenges and skills – and this is hugely important in teams. Are you challenging your teams to stretch themselves or is their work too boring? This becomes part of the process of managing people’s growth. Sometimes when corporates go through a bad patch...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8518 Thu, 20 Jan 2022 16:38:12 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8518-how-to-keep-employees-challenged 8 Keys to Re-engaging a Fatigued Workforce Reading about how tired we are is fatiguing. So let’s try something different. We’re built to want to be part of something that’s meaningful. We’re eager to learn. We love wrestling with a challenge. It’s in our nature and we can’t help it. So instead of focusing on how everyone is depleted, why not appeal to our better selves? Here are things you can do to re-energize yourself and your team... Reading about how tired we are is fatiguing. So let’s try something different. We’re built to want to be part of something that’s meaningful. We’re eager to learn. We love wrestling with a challenge. It’s in our nature and we can’t help it. So instead of focusing on how everyone is depleted, why not appeal to our better selves? Here are things you can do to re-energize yourself and your team...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8515 Thu, 20 Jan 2022 16:09:14 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8515-8-keys-to-re-engaging-a-fatigued-workforce Retaining Talent: Tech’s Starring Role In The Great Resignation We’re in the middle of a major shift in the workforce. The pandemic caused a massive change from shared office space to remote work. As people spent time at home—and as they faced a multitude of intense stressors and even direct loss—they reevaluated what’s important when it comes to their careers. Because of this... We’re in the middle of a major shift in the workforce. The pandemic caused a massive change from shared office space to remote work. As people spent time at home—and as they faced a multitude of intense stressors and even direct loss—they reevaluated what’s important when it comes to their careers. Because of this...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8505 Thu, 20 Jan 2022 13:41:16 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8505-retaining-talent-techs-starring-role-in-the-great-resignation Here's how leading-edge companies are redesigning for hybrid From the moment in August 2019 that Heyward Donigan became CEO of Rite Aid Corp.—operator of nearly 2,500 drugstores nationwide, in a highly competitive sector—she was thinking of radically shaking up the workplace. High on her list of concerns was... From the moment in August 2019 that Heyward Donigan became CEO of Rite Aid Corp.—operator of nearly 2,500 drugstores nationwide, in a highly competitive sector—she was thinking of radically shaking up the workplace. High on her list of concerns was...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8498 Fri, 14 Jan 2022 12:43:55 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8498-heres-how-leading-edge-companies-are-redesigning-for-hybrid Top Ten HR Trends For The 2022 Workplace As we enter 2022, changes in how we work, where we work, who we work with, why we work, and the technologies we use are in continual flux. Many of these changes started prior to the pandemic, were accelerated by it, and have become permanent aspects of the workplace. Just as I have done in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021, here is my countdown of what you should include on your HR roadmap for 2022... As we enter 2022, changes in how we work, where we work, who we work with, why we work, and the technologies we use are in continual flux. Many of these changes started prior to the pandemic, were accelerated by it, and have become permanent aspects of the workplace. Just as I have done in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021, here is my countdown of what you should include on your HR roadmap for 2022...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8497 Fri, 14 Jan 2022 12:13:31 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8497-top-ten-hr-trends-for-the-2022-workplace Destigmatizing talking about mental health in the workplace The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on mental health and wellbeing. Over the past two years, the prevalence and severity of mental health conditions has surged, affecting individual employees and entire organizations. As of this past summer... The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on mental health and wellbeing. Over the past two years, the prevalence and severity of mental health conditions has surged, affecting individual employees and entire organizations. As of this past summer...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8495 Fri, 14 Jan 2022 11:36:03 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8495-destigmatizing-talking-about-mental-health-in-the-workplace Strategies to help employees and teams thrive post-pandemic The last 18+ months have taught us many things including how critical wellbeing and resiliency are not only for individual employees but to organizations and businesses. The stress, isolation, and shift for many employees to work remotely due to the pandemic has taken its toll. Nearly half of... The last 18+ months have taught us many things including how critical wellbeing and resiliency are not only for individual employees but to organizations and businesses. The stress, isolation, and shift for many employees to work remotely due to the pandemic has taken its toll. Nearly half of...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8494 Fri, 14 Jan 2022 11:14:04 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8494-strategies-to-help-employees-and-teams-thrive-post-pandemic 4 benefits working parents likely need now Working parents are far more susceptible to stress and burnout than their childless counterparts. In fact, full-time working mothers experience 40% more chronic stress than working women with no children, and it was recently reported that 9.8 million working mothers in the U.S. are suffering from burnout. Working parents are far more susceptible to stress and burnout than their childless counterparts. In fact, full-time working mothers experience 40% more chronic stress than working women with no children, and it was recently reported that 9.8 million working mothers in the U.S. are suffering from burnout.

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8493 Fri, 14 Jan 2022 11:04:48 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8493-4-benefits-working-parents-likely-need-now